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H.R. 2572

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 2572, the Worker Enfranchisement Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 1, 2025 by Rep. Robert Onder (R) with 9 co-sponsors. It was referred to Education and Workforce, and last saw action on Apr 1, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Record

Text

H.R. 2572 has 9 co-sponsors.

hb2572/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2572 IH: Worker Enfranchisement Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-04-01
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2572  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 1, 2025   Mr. Onder  (for himself and  Mr. Messmer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Education and Workforce    A BILL
To amend the National Labor Relations Act to require secret ballots and employee participation in the election of representatives.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Worker Enfranchisement Act  .
2.
Employee enfranchisement
(a)
In general
Section 9 of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 159 ) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a), by inserting  That no person shall be an exclusive representative of employees in such unit unless such person has been designated or selected as the exclusive representative of such employees by a majority of the voters in a secret ballot election in which not less than two-thirds of such employees vote;  Provided further ,   after  employment:  Provided ,  ; and
(2)
in subsection (c)(3), by inserting  of the at least two-thirds of employees eligible to vote  after  majority .
(b)
Effective date
The amendments made by this Act shall apply in relation to elections occurring on or after the date that is 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-04-01
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the National Labor Relations Act to require secret ballots and employee participation in the election of representatives.

Sponsors

Rep. Robert Onder (R) sponsors H.R. 2572, and 9 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2572 went before 1 committee: Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce
Education and Workforce
Referred To · Apr 1, 2025 · 824 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2572 has taken 2 actions since Apr 1, 2025.

ChamberAction
Apr 1, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Apr 1, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.Education and Workforce Committee

Votes

H.R. 2572 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2572 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Worker Enfranchisement Act — Display Title
  • Worker Enfranchisement Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the National Labor Relations Act to require secret ballots and employee participation in the election of representatives. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

12 clients hired 12 firms and 145 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2572 in 47 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Health Issues, Transportation, Trade (domestic/foreign), Immigration, Government Issues, Education.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE—Virginia16—
ARGENTUMNon-profit trade association representing senior living providers and residents.Virginia15—
INTERNATIONAL FOODSERVICE DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION—Virginia15—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTORS—District of Columbia15—
NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION—District of Columbia15—
INDEPENDENT ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS, INC.Construction industry trade association for merit shop electrical contractors.Tennessee14$120K
AFL-CIO—District of Columbia14—
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INC—District of Columbia13—
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.—District of Columbia13—
INDEPENDENT ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS, INC—Virginia13—
SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP COUNCIL (SBE COUNCIL)—Virginia13—
CENTER FOR INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM—Virginia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE16—
ARGENTUM15—
INTERNATIONAL FOODSERVICE DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION15—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTORS15—
NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION15—
AFL-CIO14—
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS SOLUTIONS, LLC14$120K
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.13—
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.13—
INDEPENDENT ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS, INC.13—
SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP COUNCIL (SBE COUNCIL)13—
CENTER FOR INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 145.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
GREGORY MOURAD116
MARK MIX116
N/A N/A116
ALEXANDER HENDRIE115
ASHLEY WILSON115
ASHTON WIGGINS115
BRIAN WILD115
CAROLINE REPPERT115
DANIEL SAMSON115
DAVID FRENCH115
DYLAN JEON115
EDWIN EGEE115
JASON STRACZEWSKI115
JONATHAN GOLD115
JOSEPH KALMIN115
KRISTIN SPIRIDON115
KYLE LOEBER115
LAUREN WILLIAMS115
MAGGIE ELEHWANY115
MALA PARKER115

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 second_quarter$19.3M2nd Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 fourth_quarter$18M4th Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 third_quarter$13.7M3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATIONNATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION2025 second_quarter$3.5M2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATIONNATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION2025 third_quarter$2.3M3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATIONNATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION2026 second_quarter$2.2M2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATIONNATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION2026 first_quarter$1.9M1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATIONNATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION2025 fourth_quarter$1.6M4th Quarter - Report
AFL-CIOAFL-CIO2026 first_quarter$880K1st Quarter - Report
AFL-CIOAFL-CIO2025 third_quarter$860K3rd Quarter - Report
AFL-CIOAFL-CIO2026 second_quarter$760K2nd Quarter - Report
AFL-CIOAFL-CIO2025 fourth_quarter$760K4th Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INCASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$700K4th Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INCASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.2025 third_quarter$700K3rd Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INCASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.2025 second_quarter$700K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEETHE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE2025 second_quarter$690K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTORSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTORS2026 first_quarter$640K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTORSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTORS2026 second_quarter$490K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTORSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTORS2025 second_quarter$400K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTORSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTORS2025 fourth_quarter$390K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2572 under Labor and Employment, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 1 legislative subject.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2572’s is Labor and Employment.

hr2572/policy-areas.txt
Labor and EmploymentAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 2572 carries 1 of CRS’s legislative subject: Labor-management relations.

hr2572/subjects.txt
Labor-management relations

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 2572, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 58 (Tuesday, April 1, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ONDER:H.R. 2572.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H1405]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com